Baseball Welcomes New Assistant Coach Dick DeLaney

Dick DeLaney

Mar 23, 2010

Philadelphia, PA- Philadelphia University
Baseball Interim Head Coach John DiMeglio has announced the hiring
of Dick DeLaney as an additional assistant coach
for the Rams this season, effective immediately.

"I am excited to be adding Dick Delaney to the staff. To
have an assistant who is already a member of the Philadelphia
University Athletic Hall of Fame is a huge plus.
I'm looking forward to combining our skill sets and continuing to
improve Ram baseball,” said Coach DiMeglio.

DeLaney currently serves as an assistant men’s basketball
coach at PhilaU, as he helped the Rams to the NCAA Sweet 16 this
season.

“Baseball is a great game and this will be my second time
around with the Rams, so I hope to help the players and staff in
any and all capacities that I’m needed,” said DeLaney.

A 1969 West Chester University graduate, DeLaney is a PhilaU
Athletic Hall of Famer with over 41 years of coaching
experience. He served as the WCU Head Men’s basketball
coach for 21 seasons, retiring in 2008 as the school’s
all-time wins leader (370-213). While at WCU, Coach DeLaney
was a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) ‘Coach of
the Year’ five times.

No stranger to Henry Ave., DeLaney previously taught and coached
at PhilaU (1975-87), working as head baseball and tennis coach
while also serving in an assistant capacity in men’s
basketball and soccer.

He is also a member of the WCU Hall of Fame (as both a player
and coach) and the Philadelphia Area Small College Basketball
Coaches Association Hall of Fame.